The Veteran's migraine headaches are service connected as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.,Major depressive disorder is service connected as it began in-service and aggravated by multiple service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The April 2017 private examiner found the Veteran's migraine headaches were caused by his service-connected tinnitus, while the June 2017 DBQ determined that the Veteran's major depressive disorder started in-service and was aggravated by his multiple service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine Headaches, Major Depressive Disorder, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) of the right lower extremity, PVD of the left lower extremity, Right Lower Extremity Neuropathy, Right Upper Extremity Neuropathy, Hypertension, Left Lower Extremity Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21073551
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